Estimados docentes de inglés se les comparte información importante relacionada con la aplicación de la Prueba Nacional Estandarizada de Lenguas Extranjeras 2026, según la circular DM-DVM-AC-DGEC-CIR-0050-2026 y el documento “Consideraciones técnicas, administrativas y normativas para la Prueba Nacional Estandarizada de Lenguas Extranjeras 2026”.

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In accordance with Circular DM-DVM-AC-0347-2026, the 2026 Language Competency Monitoring Tests in English and French will be administered to ninth-grade students in academic secondary education, with the support of PELEX, University of Costa Rica. The Dirección Regional de Alajuela hereby informs that these tests will be administered to the thirteen high schools previously selected.

The English Advisory Office of the Regional Directorate of Education of Alajuela would like to share the following information on behalf of the Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy regarding a professional development opportunity for secondary school English teachers.

Dear students,

The English Advisory shares the following official practice resources provided by the Dirección de Gestión y Evaluación de la Calidad to support students who need to reapply the National Standardized Foreign Language Test in English.

Dear English teachers working in preschool, first and second cycles, and secondary education (in all modalities),

Warm greetings.

We would like to share with you the official circular from the Ministry of Public Education regarding the administration of the ELTA–UCR Diagnostic Exam, intended for all teachers who teach the subject of English.

Enhancing Elementary English Teaching: Workshop Highlights